The Parents Television Council (PTC) has criticised MTV's new Skins remake, calling the show "dangerous".

The organisation criticised the show's marketing for showing instances of "drug use and casual sex".

"Despite the MA-rating for Skins, MTV appears to be deliberately targeting teens with its marketing campaign," argued PTC president Tim Winter. "Skins may well be the most dangerous show for children that we have ever seen."

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He also claimed that the campaign "makes light of lying to parents" and promotes "harmful, irresponsible, illegal and adult-themed" behaviour.

"The trailers we have seen thus far make sexual objects of almost every single one of its characters," he continued.

The PTC has previously expressed concern about the show, accusing it of being part of a "sexualisation" of television.